The Boyfriend (album)

The Boyfriend
Studio album by Danny Wilde
Released	1986
Genre	Pop rock, power pop
Length	39:32
Label	Island
Producer	Peter Coleman
Danny Wilde chronology
- The Boyfriend (1986) Any Man's Hunger (1988)

The Boyfriend is the 1986 debut solo album from Danny Wilde. It was released by Island Records. The track "Isn't it Enough" was the only single to make it on to the pop/rock charts.

The album was never released onto CD due to Wilde's departure from Island Records.^[1][2] The cassette is rare and hard to find. Many fans find this album to be the best Wilde album due to its melodic pop-rock tracks and songwriting.

Track listing

• All songs written by Danny Wilde, except where noted.

1. "Isn't it Enough" - 4:14 (Wilde, Nick Trevisick)
2. "Body to Body" - 4:06 (Wilde, Sig Emerson)
3. "Restless Heart" - 4:10
4. "Katherine" - 3:46 (Wilde, Trevisick)
5. "Hold Out for Me" - 3:50 (Wilde, Trevisick)
6. "Sound of My Heart Breaking" - 4:37
7. "He Can Have You" - 4:12
8. "Angel (This Must Be Heaven)" - 4:06
9. "Criminal Mind" - 3:47
10. "The Boyfriend" - 2:26 (Wilde, M. Sauve)

Trivia

The band The Quest has covered the song "The Boyfriend" during some live concerts.

Patty Smyth covered "Isn't It Enough" for her first solo album Never Enough in 1987 and released it as the LP's third single.

References

1. "Danny Wilde - The Boyfriend (1986- Island Records)". Danny Wilde of The Rembrandts. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
2. "Danny Wilde". Melodicrock.com. July 1998. Retrieved 2007-09-23.